Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 30 October 1954
Aircraft Type: Lockheed R7V-1 Super Constellation
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 128441
Location: 560 km E off Maryland, USA –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 42 / Occupants: 42
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A US Navy Super Constellation aircraft lost contact with radar during a flight to Port Lyautey via Lajes AFB, Azores. The flight was abandoned due to severe weather conditions.A US Navy Super Constellation aircraft lost contact with radar during a flight to Port Lyautey via Lajes AFB, Azores. The flight was abandoned due to severe weather conditions.
Description
The US Navy Super Constellation departed Patuxent River NAS at 21:39 for a flight to Port Lyautey via Lajes AFB, Azores. Last radio contact with the flight was at 23:00 when the aircraft was about 350 miles off the Maryland coast. The search for the missing aircraft was abandoned November 4 because of extreme weather conditions.
Primary Cause
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